Garden Stew
lake or loch · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Garden Stew is an Old English name likely referring to a garden pond or a small, enclosed body of water within a garden. 'Stew' here implies a small pond or pool.
Word origins
- Garden
- Old EnglishAttestedgarden(from geard "enclosure, garden")
- Stew
- Old Englishpond, pool(from stīw "pond, stew")